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Watching This Guy Lathe A Vase From Crayons Is Weirdly Inspiring

File under: Things I Didn't Know I Wanted To See; Messes

By Kat Bauman - March 30, 2016

in DIY | Video

This guy lathed 256 Crayola crayons into a weird little vase and it's making me reconsider my monochromatic lifestyle and clean shop policies.

Fun starts around 1:50. Really fun stuff around 2:40. Crayon tips at the beginning and end.

After soothingly sorting enough crayons to blow an elementary schooler's mind, he melts them to build up a pretty impressive brick of waxy color. The lathing (like all lathing) is hypnotic, and his technique for leveling the finished vase gets a solid A+.

Would I recommend doing this in your own shop? Absolutely. But only if you're not bothered by dousing yourself in sticky colorful chips that probably outstay their welcome as fast as glitter.

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Peter Brown

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Thanks for the article Kat!

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Kyle Benson

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I think when you wrote "lathing" you mean turning... lathing is the process of applying lath (like in plaster walls)

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